| Boost | |
| Director: | Darren Curtis |
| Producer: | Frédéric Bohbot Kieran Crilly |
| Starring: | Nabil Rajo Jahmil French Oluniké Adeliyi |
| Music: | Mike Silver |
| Cinematography: | Pawel Pogorzelski |
| Editing: | Jared Curtis |
| Studio: | Bunbury Films Havelock Films |
| Distributor: | Filmoption |
| Runtime: | 95 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
Boost is a 2016 Canadian drama film written and directed by Darren Curtis.[1]
The film stars Nabil Rajo and Jahmil French as Hakeem and Anthony/"A-Mac", teenagers in the Park Extension neighbourhood of Montreal who work at Hakeem's uncle's car wash while simultaneously maintaining a sideline pursuit of passing on tips about valuable cars to the neighbourhood's gang of car thieves. One day, however, they decide to try their hands at undertaking an auto theft themselves.[2] The film's cast also includes Fanny Mallette, Oluniké Adeliyi, Patrick Goyette, Théodore Pellerin and Juliette Gariépy.
The film was originally written to be about characters of South Asian background, but was rewritten in a Black Canadian context when Rajo and French were cast as the leads.[3] The film was released concurrently in both the original English and dubbed French versions.[3]
The film received five Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018.[4]
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Film Festival | 26 October 2017 – 2 November 2017 | Best Narrative Feature Honourable Mention | Darren Curtis | [5] | |
| Canadian Screen Awards | 11 March 2018 | Best Actor | Nabil Rajo | [6] | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jahmil French | [7] | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Oluniké Adeliyi | ||||
| Best Overall Sound | Philippe Attié | ||||
| Best Original Song | Joey Sherrett, Chris Gordon and Nathaniel Huskinson: "CTS Thief" | ||||
| Prix Iris | 3 June 2018 | Best Film | Frédéric Bohbot, Kieran Crilly | [8] | |
| Best Director | Darren Curtis | ||||
| Best Screenplay | |||||
| Best Supporting Actor | Jahmil French | ||||
| Best Editing | Jared Curtis | ||||
| Best Original Music | Michael Silver | ||||
| Revelation of the Year | Nabil Rajo | ||||
| Best Casting | Maxime Giroux, Jonathan Oliveira |